İNGİLİZCE ÖĞRENİMİNDE DURUMLULUK-SÜREKLİLİK KAYGI, YABANCI DİL KAYGISI VE SINAV KAYGISI ARASINDAKİ İLİŞKİ

Year 2010, Issue: 148, 17 - 36, 01.06.2010

Evrim Önem

https://doi.org/10.1501/Dilder_0000000128

Cited By: 1

Abstract

This research examined the relationship among State-Trait Anxiety, ForeignLanguage Anxiety and Test Anxiety in a Turkish EFL setting. State-Trait AnxietyInventory (STAI), Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (FLCAS) and TestAnxiety Inventory (TAI) were administered to preparatory English class students(n=435) in a state university in Turkey. Results revealed high and significant correlations among STAI, FLCAS and TAI responses of students. Comments and implications for future research were discussed

Keywords

state anxiety, trait anxiety, foreign language anxiety, test anxiety, appraisals of threat, face

THE RELATIONSHIP AMONG STATE-TRAIT ANXIETY, FOREIGN LANGUAGE ANXIETY AND TEST ANXIETY IN AN EFL SETTING

Abstract

Bu araştırmada Türkiye’deki bir yabancı dil olarak İngilizce öğretimi bağlamındaki Durumluluk-Süreklilik Kaygı, Yabancı Dil Kaygısı ve Sınav Kaygısı arasındakiilişki incelenmiştir. Türkiye’deki bir devlet üniversitesinin İngilizce hazırlık sınıfıöğrencilerine (n=435), Durumluluk-Süreklilik Kaygı Envanteri (STAI), Yabancı DilSınıf Kaygısı Ölçeği (FLCAS) ve Sınav Kaygısı Envanteri (TAI) uygulanmıştır.Sonuçlar öğrencilerin STAI, FLCAS ve TAI anketlerine verdikleri cevaplar arasında yüksek ve kayda değer bir ilişki olduğunu ortaya koymuştur. Bulgular ve gelecek çalışmalara yönelik tavsiyeler sonuç bölümünde tartışılmıştır

Keywords

durumluluk kaygı, süreklilik kaygı, yabancı dil kaygısı, sınavkaygısı, tehdit algılaması, özgörüm

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